Great source of informational texts from Kids: Discover Series (you can preview each issue online)
Worthy, J., et. al., "More than just reading": the human factor in reaching resistant readers. ReadingResearchandInstructionv. 41 no. 2 (Winter2002)p. 177-201: download from the URI Library's link to Reading Research and Instruction
Websites to Explore
Given our conversations and Guthrie's five motivational practices for reading engagement (e.g., success, thematic reading, choice, relevance, and collaboration), work with a partner to consider ways that information at the websites below might foster an intrinsic love for reading informational texts.
Websites to Explore
Given our conversations and Guthrie's five motivational practices for reading engagement (e.g., success, thematic reading, choice, relevance, and collaboration), work with a partner to consider ways that information at the websites below might foster an intrinsic love for reading informational texts.